Monetary Poverty
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Monetary poverty/Consumption Poverty is measured by comparing on a person’s or household’s Income and Consumption against a predefined poverty line.
Official Poverty Line
Official Poverty line represents the minimum expenditure per person per month to fulfill the basic needs. Poverty line is an important tool to report the level of poverty statistically which leads to plan the policies and programs to reduce poverty effectively.
person in poverty – A person whose real per capita expenditure per month is less than the value of official poverty line.
(Unable to afford minimum calorie intake (2030kcal per day) and basic food and non-food requirement)
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| table 1.1- Districts with Poverty Lines Below the National Level | |
| Monthly Data | |
| Month-Year | Districts Below National poverty line |
|---|---|
| 2024 Jan. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Feb | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Mar. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Apr. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 May. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Jun. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Jul. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Aug. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Sep. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Oct. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Nov. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2024 Dec. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Mannar, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2025 Jan. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2025 Feb. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2025 Mar. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2025 Apr. | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
| 2025 May | Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavunia, Mulative, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala |
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Heat map for district vs poverty line
Multidimensional Poverty
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What is Multidimensional Poverty?
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) measures poverty in considering three approaches with ten indicators namely:
Health
- Nutrition
- Child mortality
Education
- Years of schooling
- School attendance
Standard of Living
- Electricity
- Drinking water
- Sanitation
- Flooring
- Cooking fuel
- Assets
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MPI
social protection program vs PHI
The most contributory significant social protection programs are the pension scheme and Samurdhi.